Poyntzpass railway station ( Irish: ''Pas Phoyntz'' or ''Pas an Phointe'') serves

Poyntzpass Poyntzpass (Irish Language, Irish: ''Pas Phoyntz'' or ''Pas an Phointe'') is a small village on the border between southern County Armagh and County Down in Northern Ireland. It is situated in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Ballymor ...

County Armagh County Armagh (, named after its county town, Armagh) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the southern shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and ha ...

, Northern Ireland.

History

The station was opened on 6 January 1862. It was closed by the

Ulster Transport Authority The Ulster Transport Authority (UTA) ran rail and bus transport in Northern Ireland from 1948 until 1966. Formation and consolidation The UTA was formed by the Transport Act 1948, which merged the Northern Ireland Road Transport Board (NIRTB ...

in 1965, and reopened in 1984 by

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Service

As of Autumn 2022, there is a limited service from the station, with five trains towards and four towards on Mondays to Fridays; three trains towards Newry and two towards Bangor on Saturdays; and no services on Sundays. Poyntzpass railway station is on the Belfast-Dublin railway line and is often passed at speed by the

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service en route to .

References

Railway stations in County Down Railway stations opened in 1862 Railway stations served by NI Railways Railway stations in County Armagh 1862 establishments in Ireland Railway stations closed in 1965 Railway stations opened in 1984 Reopened railway stations in Northern Ireland Railway stations opened by NI Railways Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in the 20th century Railway stations in Northern Ireland opened in the 19th century {{NorthernIreland-railstation-stub